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The Point of Contact
01 May 2005
Arguably, of all container handling equipment, spreaders come in for the heaviest punishment since they're the principal point of contact with the box. Nick Elliott talks to manufacturers and summarises a recent conference presentation on spreader performance.
Make sure the brakes are working
Sometimes that contact can be more forceful than intended.
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